Show that of all line segments drawn from a given point not on it, the perpendicular line segment is the shortest.

Explanation

To prove that of all line segments drawn from a given point not on a line, the perpendicular line segment is the shortest, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Define the Elements
Let \( P \) be a point not on line \( L \). We will draw several line segments from point \( P \) to line \( L \).

### Step 2: Draw the Perpendicular Line Segment
Draw a perpendicular line segment from point \( P \) to line \( L \). Let this perpendicular line segment be \( PM \), where \( M \) is the foot of the perpendicular from \( P \) to \( L \).

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